Lady GaGa: 'Madonna supports single'

Lady GaGa has revealed that Madonna is a fan of her new single 'Born This Way'.

The singer, whose latest number has been criticized for its likeness to Madonna's 'Express Yourself', has since insisted that Madonna 'completely supports' the track.

"There is really no-one who is a more adoring and loving Madonna fan than me," she told NBC's Tonight Show With Jay Leno.

"I am the hugest fan personally and professionally, and the good news is I got an email from her people and her sending me love and complete support."

She added: "If the queen says it shall be, then it shall be."

Discussing the track, which has topped the US download chart and entered the UK tally at number three, she admitted: "I wrote the lyrics and the melodies very quickly but then I took a whole year to produce it, just to get it really perfect.

"The record is kind of eclectic in a way - the rest of the songs on the album are quite different from 'Born This Way'. It grows and changes. There are amazing themes and I had so much fun writing it."